Chirton
Chirton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Chirton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Chirton area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Ancient Sites to visit near Chirton include Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
Avebury Manor is one of Chirton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Chirton.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Chirton like Coate Water Country Park.
Coate Water is one of Chirton's best, nearby lakes to visit in Chirton.
The area close to Chirton boasts some of the best villages including Ashton Keynes.
Chirton History
There are some historic monuments around Chirton:
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Field system on Penning Down
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Langdean stone circle
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- The Long Monument
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- A group of six barrows east of Newfoundland Farm Wood
- Long barrow east of Netheravon Bake
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Round barrow south-south-east of Greenland Camp
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Linear earthwork on West Down
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Medieval village site
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- Strip lynchets north-east of East Chisenbury
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow north of Netheravon Bake
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Enclosure and associated bowl barrow west of Wexland Hanging
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- White Barrow, a long barrow
- Long barrow south of Horse Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Swanborough Tump
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Round barrow north-west of Goods Clump
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Rybury camp
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Enford Roman villa
- Long barrow north of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
